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Sunset Glow at Seta (Seta sekishō), from the series Eight Views of Ōmi Province (Ōmi hakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Horizontal woodblock print depicting a landscape. A bridge spans across a body of water in the foreground. The water is blue with darker shadows. A sandy beach with trees is on the left. Several boats are on the water. Mountains and a large pyramid-shaped mountain are in the background under a yellow sky. Two red seals and one blue and white seal are on the print. The print has a beige background with curved corners.

Artwork details

Date:
1834–35
Medium:
Woodblock print
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 407 px
Museum record:
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